noun
bedsore; pressure ulcer
Rare medical term; the standard modern term is 褥瘡 (じょくそう). This form may appear in older medical texts.
See also: 褥瘡
褥傷は、褥瘡の古い言い方です。
褥傷 (じょくしょう) is an older term for bedsore, now usually called 褥瘡 (じょくそう).
褥瘡 is the standard modern medical term for bedsore; 褥傷 is a rare, older variant.
Compound of 褥 (じょく, 'bedding, mattress') and 傷 (しょう, 'wound, injury'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning 'bedsore'.